Out with the new, in with the old (trousers)
G-Star RAW’s daring ad celebrates ageing and sustainability with an unconventional message for a clothing brand – wear your jeans for more than one season.
Volkswagen's safety features even work on Those Guys
A self-centred jackass leave a wake of disgust in his wander round town in this hilarious spot from Johannes Leonardo.
Samsung’s futuristic frozen assets
The electronics brand promotes its BESPOKE fridge service with a slick spot imagining a world of uber cool customised fridges.
BBDO Bangkok's Five Star movie mash-up
In an increasingly nutty spot for Five Star Chicken, brand ambassador 'Weir' slowly finds himself surrounded by a multi-generational medley of ideas.
The National Bank of Egypt goes kooky with ketchup
This hilariously insane spot for the finance brand follows the progress of a batty business man intent on growing his tomato sauce empire.
Yelp’s Darwinian diners
The local business reviews site releases a charming animation about plucky restaurateurs who adapted to survive during the pandemic.
Leibniz shares the Wonderful Chaos of parenting
Marko Roth directs a naturalistic montage of family moments for the biscuit brand; focussing on happy havoc over chilled childcare.
Work hard play hard
The new spot for Bestinvest features a relatable ensemble of professionals working arduously to make money.
Out with the new, in with the old (trousers)
G-Star RAW’s daring ad celebrates ageing and sustainability with an unconventional message for a clothing brand – wear your jeans for more than one season.
Volkswagen's safety features even work on Those Guys
A self-centred jackass leave a wake of disgust in his wander round town in this hilarious spot from Johannes Leonardo.
Samsung’s futuristic frozen assets
The electronics brand promotes its BESPOKE fridge service with a slick spot imagining a world of uber cool customised fridges.
BBDO Bangkok's Five Star movie mash-up
In an increasingly nutty spot for Five Star Chicken, brand ambassador 'Weir' slowly finds himself surrounded by a multi-generational medley of ideas.
The National Bank of Egypt goes kooky with ketchup
This hilariously insane spot for the finance brand follows the progress of a batty business man intent on growing his tomato sauce empire.
Yelp’s Darwinian diners
The local business reviews site releases a charming animation about plucky restaurateurs who adapted to survive during the pandemic.
Leibniz shares the Wonderful Chaos of parenting
Marko Roth directs a naturalistic montage of family moments for the biscuit brand; focussing on happy havoc over chilled childcare.
Work hard play hard
The new spot for Bestinvest features a relatable ensemble of professionals working arduously to make money.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
HowB&Qbuiltitslatestcampaign
The recent, fantastic campaign for B&Q employs a Bowie soundtrack, a huge, rotating rig that was "a feat of civil engineering", and a lot of hard work. Here, Uncommon's ECD Sam Walker, and Pulse director Oscar Hudson, take us behind the scenes of one of the year's most ambitious ads.
How Vedran Rupic created a holy trilogy of surreality
Through three distinctive music videos for Bosnian-Swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci, director Vedran Rupic has honed an artist persona that is shocking, unique and undeniably hilarious. Here, in his own words, he describes how each film came together, and why a childhood friendship resulted in the ultimate MV muse.
How Röyksopp and Bacon explored some Profound Mysteries
In tandem with the launch of their new album, Röyksopp collaborated with production company Bacon to create ten unique shorts from ten different directors, each taking on a separate track. We spoke to Executive Producer for Copenhagen Mette Jermiin and Executive Producer for Oslo Magne Lyngne about how the audacious project came about.
How Toyota got back on the streets
At the tail end of last year, after a pandemic-enforced abandonment of foreign shoots, Executive Creative Director & Partner at The&Partnership, Andre Moreira, headed to Spain for a Toyota Aygo job that's just been released. Here, he explains what it was like being back in the saddle, and how some things never change.
How a spec film became a real Wrangler ad
It is not very often that a spec spot turns into a genuine ad for a brand, but Scott Pommier’s commercial for Wrangler did exactly that. He talks to shots about his work with a tiny production team, including a football coach he found on Facebook, to turn his vision into a reality.
2022 D&AD award winners revealed for night two
D&AD announces 3 Black Pencil winners amongst 278 Craft, Side Hustle, Design, Culture and Impact winners and Companies of the Year.
2022 D&AD award winners revealed for night one
D&AD awards 2 Black Pencils amongst 155 Craft, 269 Advertising and 1 Collaborative Pencil winners.
straight 8 shootout 2022 announced
20 super 8 short films made by some of the best companies in the world will premiere in Cannes on Friday June 24th 11am on screen.
AICP Week returns with new format
Full schedule of premieres, screenings and panels to kick off at Angelika Film Center on June 7th, culminating with the MoMA gala on June 9th.
Studio 11 Dollar Bill grows the team
Senior Producer Mike Negri and Assistant Editor Brenna Cherry joins as the company continues to grow its post-production team.
Park Village welcome comedy director Cameron Harris to the roster
Harris has a broad wealth of experience having worked as Creative Director at agencies such as Leo Burnett Sydney and Crispin Porter Bogusky LA.
- Mabel is Overthinking things in latest video
- Nissan celebrate Manchester City's latest title
- The Tata Curvv is Different By Design
- TBWA\Paris follows the signs for McDonald’s France
- ING shows the power of the thumb
- Mazzetti present The Italian Art of Dressing
- Rob Soucy directs new film for Super Coffee
- McCann's let the dogs out
- O.M.G it's a new ROXY campaign
- AmeriSave releases two new spots with SMUGGLER
2022 D&AD award winners revealed for night two
D&AD announces 3 Black Pencil winners amongst 278 Craft, Side Hustle, Design, Culture and Impact winners and Companies of the Year.
2022 D&AD award winners revealed for night one
D&AD awards 2 Black Pencils amongst 155 Craft, 269 Advertising and 1 Collaborative Pencil winners.
straight 8 shootout 2022 announced
20 super 8 short films made by some of the best companies in the world will premiere in Cannes on Friday June 24th 11am on screen.
AICP Week returns with new format
Full schedule of premieres, screenings and panels to kick off at Angelika Film Center on June 7th, culminating with the MoMA gala on June 9th.
Studio 11 Dollar Bill grows the team
Senior Producer Mike Negri and Assistant Editor Brenna Cherry joins as the company continues to grow its post-production team.
Park Village welcome comedy director Cameron Harris to the roster
Harris has a broad wealth of experience having worked as Creative Director at agencies such as Leo Burnett Sydney and Crispin Porter Bogusky LA.
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shots Unsigned: Sascha Taylor Larsen
For our latest chat with an unsigned directing talent we hear from Sascha Taylor Larsen, as he talks us through his 80's influenced music video Donnie Dix, making films with the family camcorder and filmmaking challenges.
Weird Seance summons… stevexoh
As Amy Kean continues her search for some of creativity's weirdest inhabitants, she talks to artist and writer stevexoh about unusual names, unexpected journeys and uncovering the secret of living.
Chaka Sobhani: The Way I See It
Now Global CCO at Leo Burnett, Chaka Sobhani spent over 10 years as a filmmaker and in TV, where she set up ITV Creative and worked on content for shows ranging from The X Factor to Downton Abbey. Moving into advertising she’s worked on award-winning campaigns for McDonalds, Boots, Coca Cola, Samsung and more. She talked to shots about Corrie, comedy and Cleopatra.
Cannes Contenders: Brazil
Rafael Pitanguy, Chief Creative Officer at VMLY&R LATAM, lays out some of the heavy hitters from Brazil hoping to take home some Lions.
Cannes Contenders: Argentina
Lautaro Brunatti, EP at 1stAveMachine Buenos Aires, picks some star Argentine work - which includes one name in the stars - that he thinks might shine at this year's Cannes Lions festival.
Cannes Contenders: Belgium
Odin Saille, Founder and ECD at Mutant Brussels, picks the Belgian work he thinks has stood out enough over the last 12 months to see it in with a chance of winning at the Cannes Lions.
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